The Florida Coastal Everglades Long-Term Ecological Research (FCE-LTER)
project is a collaboration of over 120 researchers, students,
and technical staff. The team studies the ways in which hydrology,
climate, and human activities affect ecosystem patterns in the
estuarine ecotones, or regions where freshwater and saltwater
mix, of the Florida Coastal Everglades. In addition to collecting
data, conducting experiments, and building models, the FCE-LTER
team also distributes data to other scientists, presents research
results at scientific conferences, publishes papers in peer-reviewed
journals, trains graduate students to be professional scientists,
and provides education and outreach to the south Florida community.
We link FCE science with Everglades Restoration to provide reliable, continuous, and growing knowledge transfer from basic ecological theory to the development of more effective environmental management and restoration/rehabilitation programs.
More information about what we do
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Education
and Outreach
Susan Dailey presenting an overview of the FCE LTER
program to a high school biology class
During Phase I of the FCE-LTER project, the team developed
an education and outreach program targeted at K-12 students,
teachers, and the general south Florida community.
ForEVERGLADES,
a presentation on the organisms, habitats, and physical
environment of the Everglades, is the most widespread
outreach program. Given to over 3,500 individuals, the
presentation emphasizes the role of humans in the Everglades
ecosystem.
High school intern Nia (left) and FCE-LTER mentor
Colin (right)
Outreach also occurs in the form of television programs,
video conference presentations, a website,
a high school
student internship program, and a ranger education program
with Everglades National Park. The
high school student
internship program (Research Experience for Secondary
Students) has been one of the most successful outreach
efforts. This program pairs high school students with
FCE-LTER mentors who provide the students with hands-on
research experience. The program is of tremendous value
for students.
FCE LTER Education and Outreach Program website
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